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 with the wheat, and perhaps never be eradicated.

Whenever a child aks a quetion, it hould always have a reaonable anwer given it. Its little paions hould be engaged. They are motly fond of tories, and proper ones would improve them even while they are amued. Intead of thee, their heads are filled with improbable tales, and upertitious accounts of inviible beings, which breed trange prejudices and vain fears in their minds.

The lip of the nurery is confirmed, and vulgar phraes are acquired; which children, if poible, hould never hear. Rh